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deoxygenate

[ dee-ok-si-juh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.
, de·ox·y·gen·at·ed, de·ox·y·gen·at·ing.
  1. to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).


deoxygenate

/ diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt; diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˌoxygenˈation, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·oxy·gen·ation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxygenate1

First recorded in 1790–1800; de- + oxygenate

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